The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-01
SOUTHERN EDUCATION.
Tti.: PROGRESS Of 0CK PEOPLE ~
THIS AII-IMpORTANT NATTER.

TH.: PROGRESS Of 0CK PEOPLE ~
THIS ALL-I,IroRTlNT NATTER
A Careful Eevie. of the Co:;d'tion o.
Schools as Learned by Interviews with
Leading People in this Section
From the Baltimore Sum
The Rev. William I. Slocun, OF the
First Congregational Church, returned
on Saturday night from an extended trip
of several weeks duration into the
Southern States, where he was eaGaSed
in investigating the conditions OF educa-
tion, particularly colored schools.
Among the places visited were Charles
ton, Savannah, Jacksonville, Fla, New
Orleans, Jackson, Miss, and TaIsadega,
Ala. Besides visiting the public schools
from lowest to highest grade, AID the
various colleges, an interview w&s had
with the Governor OF Mississippi, va,ious
city authorities, State education com
missioDars and Others. Mr. S:ocom
said 81 found everywhere G strong feel
ing that the colored people must BE ed
ucated. The New South las no doubts
on this question. Inmost cases pl mary
education OF colored people iscondncted
by the State, Georgia and MISSISSIPPI!
particularly granting large SUES; but
higher instruction in the ordinary Eng.
ish branches is usually afforded % the
church schools supported by pillan-
thropic contributors. The volk CT
these schools is OF greatest importance
for training colored teachers OF nigh
character. It is striking fact th&5 re.
Igion, as taught by the ordinary co.ored
preacher IN the South, Is not eler&:lnS
the moral tone Of the colored race. Of
course there are striking exceptions, but
the improved moral tone OF the race
comes through the training IN these
higher church schools and colleges. /
found prevailing sentiment every where
that industrial education must be push
ed. This amounts 20 3 decided move
,2ent and some OF the colleges do 1;rst-
rate work. Another striking fact that
shows improved moral conditions is tuat
the color line IS growing more distinct:
that is, there are more black children
and fewer nulattoes, which indicates a
healthier separation of whites and blacks.
No one who has not stood face to SAGE
with the tremendous problem IL The
South can rightly appreciate Its many
difficulties, and yet there are eleulcni' Of
hope, strong hope, and the outlook Is
not wholly discouraging.
::In Charleston the Morris stree;
school is the best for colorcd cail>.-sG,
and contains about 800 pupils. It's
principal, Mr.. 4. Doty, al c,eslac
Southern gentleman, was an officer IL
the South Carolina army. 1t IS *
niicant fact that il Was lie who ioal,oti
the first gun that fired upon the sap
advancing to the aid Of Fort Sumter il
1861. The school is prevaded with he
spirit of military discipline, and tie
utmost neatness of dress IS required.
There are a teachers, but only primary
branches are taught.
s.In Savannah colorsd teachers ere
employed in the coloieG schools, as is
usually the case throughout the SoGJl.
except in Charleston. Here, as every
where else, the sentiment that the color2d
people must be educated prevails.
s'ln Florida not SO much has been
done as elsewhere. The colored popu!a-
tion is not so great there as in some of
the other States. It IS significant that
the new college for whites, the Winter
Park College. at Winter Park, Fla,
though only two years old, has taken 4
very high stand among Southern eouca-
tional institutions.
sIn New Orleans the educational
movement for both races is strong, and
it is spreading into the counties Of tie
State in an excellent system of county
free schools. The Straight University,
in New Orleans, is the best institution
for the training OF coiored students in
the more advanced branches. 1t has 500
in attendance, and supplies numerous
teachers to the country schools through
out the South. Eighty per cent. OF the
graduates become teachers. The pnlver-
sity has white teachers, and includes q
law ard theological department. Its
funds come largely from the American
Missionary Association, and 1t IS dong
WORK Of great value. Some OF the ne
groes about New Orleans are becoming
quite wealthy as plantation owners, ard
one owns large interest IN one OF the
railroads that runs into the city.
mississippi appropriates 81, ,COO,000
annually for educational purposes, ana
the amount is divided per capita among
the white and the black schools. The
Governor of the State*is man Of al
mirable shrewdness, who believes thor
oughly that the safety OF the country
depends upon the education OF the cot
ored people. we feel very kindly tc
ward the colored people, said TIE Coz
ernor, and added rather significantly, !
believe that the capacities Ct the co!cred
race have been underrated.' The bes.
school for the education OF coiorsd stu
dents in Mississippi IS at Tougaloo, near
Jackson. Il is upon = large plantatjc:l
of 500 acres, has 2@J students, aid Is
upon the industrial pi&p. It has The
active support OF the STATE, from which
it receives 5000 a year. Al Of the
boys work on the farm for one hour each
dav. which has two valuable results:
First, it teaches them how to care for
stock, Sc., and second, how to improve
wornout lands, q necessary process Il
the agricultural development of the
South. Blacksmithing, carpentry and
timing are taught. y student, if ne
chooses, may become regular appren-